JJ on The End
Here is a little bit of the rundown of JJ’s conversation on Howard Stern’s show (yes, they mention midgets *groan*). You can read the whole thingy here, but I just pulled out the part that I found the most poignant for my site. Maybe JJ would like my idea for the end???
… Howard asked JJ to back up and talk about whether or not they have something in mind for the ending of the story. JJ said he’s getting to that and told Howard how they came up with a bible for the show where they have stuff where they will talk about where they want to go with the show. JJ said that they do have in mind what the Hatch is and what the numbers in the computer mean. They do have to change things along the way though. JJ said they may want the show to go on for 50 seasons so they have to make it work for a long time if they have to.
JJ said that they have to have a lot of things going on with the plot so they can have a few explanations for the stuff that happens. Howard wondered if JJ has told his wife what the end of the show would be like. JJ said he doesn’t think she cares. Howard asked if Lloyd Braun knows the end of the show. JJ said that Lloyd is gone from ABC now. They had him doing the intros for the show back when they started it because it was his idea and he got fired before the show went to air.
Howard asked JJ if he would tell a dying kid what the end of the show would be. JJ said in that case they might tell him. He probably wouldn’t want to do that because they will adjust the show as it goes along. JJ said that there are probably about 4 people who know the game plan for the show and what the ending really should be. They keep the writing staff pretty small so they can keep that stuff a secret.